Diff Swap + Camber Tab Progress
I finished the power steering plumbing. The rack has -6AN fittings on both ports which makes things a bit easier.
I needed to re-make the pressure line to allow for better routing. Russel PTFE hose and -6AN Summit fittings. Generic hot-rod parts.
The return line is a 120 deg -6AN to barb with parts store SAE transmission hose. I had to run an 3/8 to 1/2in adapter to make it work.
I will need to design some more polished 3D printed routing clips but it should work well. Trying to make it look as stock looking as possible.
The Ford 8.8 differential was removed a while back but the crossmember and control arms remained. The crossmember was modified for the 8.8 and I needed to put a stock one back in to mount the, well, stock Toyota diff. I will need to modify the stock crossmember that I have with camber tabs for the trailing arms. So, more stuff to do. Naturally, I needed to push the car out and clean the shop again. Some real artifact vibes going on with the car these days.
Figured out why the tire keeps going flat.
Then, I booped the bushings out of the OE crossmember with a punch and hammer. I have no idea why people burn these out. Next, I pulled the 8.8 stuff from the car. I will need the control arms to locate the new control arm tabs on to the OEM crossmember. The parts removed from the car are covered in a sweet coating of haunted house dust. I will need to order some new brake lines back here as the Goodridge ones are close to 20 years old. The rest of the brake lines on the car have been replaced with various iterations of brake upgrades and “upgrades”.
Rode some bikes. Saw some deers.
Then, I cut the OEM control arm tabs off the crossmember. These will need a little more work before welding the new parts on.
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